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Lewis, C S : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Bles, 1962

The jacket is torn. The boards are a bit marked. One inscription. Some pencil marks. A small closed tear to the frontis. Some creasing.. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

LEWIS C S : The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Geoffrey Bles, London, 1956

12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. early printing, third impression, 173pp, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, some soiling nd edge rubbing to boards, lacks free end paper at front, colour frontis is intact, tear and crease at head of spine, pincture half way up spine, dent in rear board, some minor light foxing discolouration to closed edges and first and last pages. Illustr.: Pauline Baynes. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket

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LEWIS**, C[live] S[taples]: : THE LION,THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

LONDON.HarperCollins Children's Books,2011.

ISBN 9780007951093.

UK,slim Qrto HB+d/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published (UK) Geoffrey Bles,1950 and this title is the first book of the 7 book series.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.This picture book edn; abridged and illus by Christian Birmingham also originally first published in the UK in 1998 by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.So this edn 1st edn thus] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Christian Birmingham, illustrated dw/dj,with bright,crisp gilt and white ink printed lettering to front and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Small,circular vignette illustration from front panel's artwork/design of dw/dj repeated to publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,b/w ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK, slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,48pp [unpaginated] includes full-colour part, single,and double-page colour illustrations (the majority) by Christian Birmingham,and part-page b/w line illus throughout the text and the book,and b/w line illustration vignetted title page. When Peter,Susan,Edmund and Lucy are sent to stay with a kind professor who lives in the country,they can hardly imagine the extraordinary adventure that awaits them. It all begins when the children explore the professor's rambling old house.When they come across a room with an old wardrobe in the corner,Lucy opens the door and gets inside it.To her amazement,she suddenly finds herself standing in a wood, with snow flakes falling through the air. Lucy has found Narnia,a magical land of fauns and centaurs,nymphs and talking animals - and the beautiful but evil White Witch,who has held the country in eternal winter for a hundred years. 'The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe' has enchanted readers for over sixty years and now will delight younger children as a picture book.With Christian Birmingham's illustrations providing an exquisite setting for the carefully abridged text,it is set to become a classic in its own right.A worthy addition to the 'Narnia' canon. Christian Birmingham graduated in illustration from Exeter College of Art and Design in 1991,and is one of the most talented artists of his generation.His first picture book,'The Magical Bicycle' by Berlie Doherty,was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler award.Other titles include 'The Sea of Tranquility','Oliver Twist','A Classic Christmas Treasury' and a stunning edition of 'The Night Before Christmas'. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim Qrto HB+d/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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